Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 42 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 42 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Aug 21, 2025, 9:19 AM AKDT (17:19 UTC), 86 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 57 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-08-21 17:19:57 UTC
Depth
85.9 km (53.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.632° N, 160.087° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.935 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.730 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 405 days ago · 135 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.319 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 405 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.951 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 400 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.923 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 399 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.047 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 397 days ago · 62 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.054 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 395 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.720 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 373 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.930 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 367 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.251 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 363 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.457 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 355 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.515 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 350 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.982 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.635 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 411 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.525 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 412 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.172 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 413 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.730 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 416 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.734 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 417 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.069 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 418 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.671 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.121 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 418 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.979 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 419 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.141 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 419 days ago · 121 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.381 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.127 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.083 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.985 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.623 km ENE of Perryville, Alaska · 422 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.076 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 422 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.17 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.451 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 422 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.25 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025apmgfcv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.